[antiRepublicrat]

If I were writing destructive software, I would target the largest number of platforms with the smallest amount of effort.

Or you can target lesser-known and more secure software so people will know you have ub3r-l33t m4d h4x0r 5kIllz instead of realizing you're simply a l4m3r.

That crap is for the script kiddies and won't get you any respect.

[Paridel]

Or you can target lesser-known and more secure software so people will know you have ub3r-l33t m4d h4x0r 5kIllz instead of realizing you're simply a l4m3r.

That crap is for the script kiddies and won't get you any respect.

I don't quite get the point you are trying to make here, but few people attack targets anymore to get respect. They do it to make money. A good example is that article that ran in Wired about a month ago... On-line Gambling sites are being forced to pay extortion fees or get ddos'ed into oblivion by Russian hackers. The US government won't help them out since the gambling sites for legal reasons, though often run from the US, are based and have servers in various small countries.

There is money in it for these jerks, they aren't just doing it for fun or to be cool.

-paridel